Citizens’ Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County, a non-profit county-wide crime prevention program,  teaches members techniques to reduce the risk of being victimized at home, in their vehicles and in public places. CCW also trains members the importance of recognizing suspicious activities; evaluate them; and then how to properly report them. By participating in this partnership, CCW gains another means to help its “Crime Watchers” collaborate with neighbors and police to reduce crime and victimization.

“The Miami-Dade Police Department continues to embrace the use of technology to fight crime and connect with our community.”  said Miami-Dade Police Director Juan J. Perez. “This innovative partnership will further enhance our Real Time Crime Center’s capabilities but most importantly, further empower our community to make a difference in our combined responsibility to keep Miami-Dade safe ”

Jamie Siminoff, Chief Inventor and Founder of Ring, said: “We’re excited to have the Miami-Dade Police Department join Neighbors to keep their community up-to-date on local crime and safety information. Over the past few years we have learned that, when neighbors, the Ring team and law enforcement all work together, we can create safer communities. Neighbors is meant to facilitate real-time communication between these groups, while maintaining neighbor privacy first and foremost. By bringing security to every neighbor with the free Neighbors app, the Miami-Dade community can stay on top of crime and safety alerts as they happen.”

Residents wishing to participate, can download the free Neighbors app on iOS or Android, join your neighborhood, and use the app to: monitor neighborhood activity; share crime and safety-related videos, photos and text-based posts; and receive real-time safety alerts from your neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team. Working closer with your community can make your neighborhood safer.